Making a DOS .ZIP Archive

$ ZIP/LEVEL=9/PKZIP/TRANSLATE=LF -

archive_name filespec

$ ZIP -9kl archive_name filespec

Use this for ASCII files ONLY!

Binary files (.ZIP, .EXE, etc.) will get scrambled!

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To make a .ZIP archive for use on DOS or Windows, use the /PKZIP qualifier.

For ASCII (text) files (ONLY!), use the /TRANSLATE_EOL qualifier with the LF value. This will cause records in RMS files to be terminated with <CR><LF> pairs within the archive.

Binary files will be rendered useless under these conditions.